The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) confirmed it is now investigating an in-custody death at the Grande Prairie RCMP detachment..On Wednesday, Gregory Hartzler went to media, to claim his son, Addison Hartzler, was unlawfully detained and that the Grande Prairie RCMP failed to provide the necessaries of life before his death in custody. He demanded that AISRT investigate..ASIRT said the investigation into the Alberta man's death while in police custody was underway before the family went to media..According to ASIRT, they claim they didn't inform the family before members went to the press..On Thursday, ASIRT confirmed via Twitter it would taking the investigation.."On August 09, ASIRT was directed to investigate an in-custody death involving Grande Prairie," ASIRT stated.The family wasn’t informed prior to the news release. It is unclear why they were not informed.On June 3, 2022, Addison Hartzler called 911 requesting help for what he believed to be a break and enter at his residence. The family was told that RCMP officers arrived at the scene and failed to find evidence that a break and enter had occurred. Then, according to the family, the Mounties then made the decision to take Addison into custody for public mischief within nine minutes of arrival at his residence.The family believes Addison was taken into custody unlawfully since the Criminal Code of Canada requires officers to have "reasonable grounds" to prove that a false report was made intentionally and that there was an “intent to mislead.”According to information provided by the RCMP, Addison’s behaviour indicated that EMS or a doctor should have assessed him prior to being detained.The Mounties who arrested Addison said he "was either unwilling to provide his name, or was unable to provide his name, and therefore, they were holding him in order to identify him when he was willing to provide his name to the charge."In a phone conversation with Addison’s family after the incident, the RCMP indicated Addison was acting in a "psychotic and delusional manner."“It is our view that, given his alleged state of health, Addison was unlawfully detained and that the RCMP failed to provide the necessaries of life,” Addison’s father, Gregory Hartzler said.“We believe these system failures resulted in Addison’s untimely death.”According to the RCMP, at no point was Addison assessed by EMS or a doctor.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) confirmed it is now investigating an in-custody death at the Grande Prairie RCMP detachment..On Wednesday, Gregory Hartzler went to media, to claim his son, Addison Hartzler, was unlawfully detained and that the Grande Prairie RCMP failed to provide the necessaries of life before his death in custody. He demanded that AISRT investigate..ASIRT said the investigation into the Alberta man's death while in police custody was underway before the family went to media..According to ASIRT, they claim they didn't inform the family before members went to the press..On Thursday, ASIRT confirmed via Twitter it would taking the investigation.."On August 09, ASIRT was directed to investigate an in-custody death involving Grande Prairie," ASIRT stated.The family wasn’t informed prior to the news release. It is unclear why they were not informed.On June 3, 2022, Addison Hartzler called 911 requesting help for what he believed to be a break and enter at his residence. The family was told that RCMP officers arrived at the scene and failed to find evidence that a break and enter had occurred. Then, according to the family, the Mounties then made the decision to take Addison into custody for public mischief within nine minutes of arrival at his residence.The family believes Addison was taken into custody unlawfully since the Criminal Code of Canada requires officers to have "reasonable grounds" to prove that a false report was made intentionally and that there was an “intent to mislead.”According to information provided by the RCMP, Addison’s behaviour indicated that EMS or a doctor should have assessed him prior to being detained.The Mounties who arrested Addison said he "was either unwilling to provide his name, or was unable to provide his name, and therefore, they were holding him in order to identify him when he was willing to provide his name to the charge."In a phone conversation with Addison’s family after the incident, the RCMP indicated Addison was acting in a "psychotic and delusional manner."“It is our view that, given his alleged state of health, Addison was unlawfully detained and that the RCMP failed to provide the necessaries of life,” Addison’s father, Gregory Hartzler said.“We believe these system failures resulted in Addison’s untimely death.”According to the RCMP, at no point was Addison assessed by EMS or a doctor.
